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BBC Creates Standalone Investigations Unit to Oversee Whistleblowing

The broadcaster says the hires form part of a wider restructure to strengthen oversight of serious misconduct.

Overview

  • The BBC has posted openings for a Head of Corporate Investigations & Whistleblowing and a director within the same department.
  • Job listings state salaries of up to £120,000 per role, with combined pay potentially reaching £240,000.
  • The reorganisation will make Corporate Investigations a team in its own right rather than a function within another department.
  • Role descriptions cover governance of whistleblowing and probes into serious criminal behaviour, sexual offences, harassment, elevated personal risk and reputational risk.
  • The recruitment follows scrutiny over cases involving Huw Edwards, Gregg Wallace and Strictly complaints, as a whistleblower questioned past inquiry thoroughness and a BBC spokesperson framed the hires as routine restructuring while defending pay.